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Springtime Mantel Decor

Our temps here in Cincy have been fluctuating between 17 and 70. And no, I’m not kidding. March is notoriously a weird weather month here, and the “come in like a lion” has so far, been living up to it’s name. Here’s hoping we get to the lamb part of that phrase pretty soon.

Despite some cold days, I couldn’t wait any longer to bring some signs of Springtime into our decor. I love our furry white winter throws and pillows, but, they needed to go. And in their places, a flood of cheery yellow. I had quite the debate with myself a while back on what accent color to pair with our beloved purple. I wavered between yellow, coral, teal, and apple green. I went yellow, and I’m so glad I did. Especially now that we’ve got this gorgeous grey on the walls. I am LOVING how nicely the grey, purple and yellow play together. Gorg. Adore. Muah.

My mostly-neutral mantel was looking a bit blah. Just a few pops of yellow perked it right up. I’m a bit obsessed with this one. I love it. It makes me smile. And I’m rather proud of myself for grabbing the fabric-wrapped canvas I used for this project to make a sort of back-drop for my mantel knick-knacks. Love all the cheery zig-zaginess going on here!

I also like that this isn’t super-seasonal. I’ve talked before about how I usually reserve my seasonally-appropriate decorating for Christmas. And I think I’ll stick with that principle. This has just enough splash and attitude and color to pay off “spring” in my mind – the birds, the flowers, the yellow – without going overboard.

Though, I do have some dang cute wooden Easter bunnies that will have to make their way into this mantel set-up next month.

But I’ll worry about that next week when April rolls in.

Oh, and our entry hallway also got a new look for spring!

What’s that, you ask? Oh, nothing. Just Tom in danger of being poked by a one-eyed-no-horned-flying-purple-people-eater.

I ran to the grocery last weekend after a minor brownie catastrophe. And when I got home, Tom was hanging this on the wall as a surprise for me! This is one of my favorite shots from a photoshoot we did back in the Fall. (You’ll find several photos from that session here). I mean, it’s us: fun, quirky and… purple! Duh. Haha, but really, I love it, and I think it adds a really nice touch to our hallway!

That Tom! Love that he surprised you with that amazing photo. I’m sure you won’t be able to do anything but smile whenever you see it. And the pops of yellow on your mantel are so fantastically springy…I have no doubt that they’ll help transform those 17 degree days into feeling a bit closer to 70.Lauren @ The Thinking Closet recently posted…Reader Showcase: A Look Back at Winter 2014